
David Cass President & Director Mr. Cass is a geologist with over 21 years' international experience in mineral exploration and mining for precious and base metals. Fifteen years of his career were spent with major mining company Anglo American plc, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in jurisdictions such as Turkey, Iran, Eastern Europe and the America's, including 4 years as Senior Geologist in Peru, and 6 years as Exploration Manager for North America where he was responsible for Anglo's exploration programs throughout Canada, Central America, Mexico, mainland USA and Alaska. Since 2006, Mr. Cass has worked for junior exploration companies exploring in Canada, Mexico, Central America and Peru. |
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Simon T. Ridgway Chairman & Director Mr. Ridgway is a prospector, a mining financier and a Casey Research Explorer's League inductee. Grass roots exploration is his first love and he has had a successful career as an explorationist since starting out as a prospector in the Yukon Territory in the late 70's. Simon and the exploration teams under his guidance have discovered gold deposits in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and he is looking to continue that success in the Yukon Territory. On the financial side, Companies operating under the Gold Group banner have raised over $375 million for exploration and development projects since 2003. Simon is also the Chairman of both Fortuna Silver Mines and the President of Radius Gold. |
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Ralph Rushton Vice President of Corporate Development Ralph holds a B.Sc. in geology from Portsmouth University in the UK, a Master's degree in economic geology from the University of Alberta, and a Certificate in Business Communications from Simon Fraser University. Much of his 17 years' experience in mining and exploration was gained working as a geologist for the Anglo American group in Southern Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. |
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Kevin Bales Chief Financial Officer Mr. Bales has 15 years of financial reporting experience in mining and information technology industries. He currently serves as CFO for several public junior exploration companies with operations in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Mr. Bales holds a Bachelor of Management degree with a major in accounting. |
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Erin Ostrom Vice President of Corporate Communications Ms. Ostrom has worked in a communications and investor relations capacity for Fortuna Silver Mines and Radius Gold since 2007. She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Humanities in 1999. She then went on to graduate with honours from BCIT's Marketing Communications/Direct Response program. |
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Mario Szotlender Director Mr. Szotlender holds a degree in international relations and is fluent in several languages. He has successfully directed Latin American affairs for numerous private and public companies over the past 20 years, specializing in developing new business opportunities and establishing relations within the investment community. |
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Tim Osler Director Tim earned a B.Sc. in marine biology from the University of British Columbia. He owns and operates a mining consulting and retail mining equipment business, and has developed a gold mining placer property in the Yukon Territory which is currently in production. Tim acts as Operations Manager for Radius Gold and several other public companies. |
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